KDE/Kubuntu on Xubuntu

[Kaj Haulrich]

On 04/17/2015 11:12 AM, Petter Adsen wrote:
> I'm running Xubuntu 15.04 on my desktop, but I was wondering about
> taking a look at the new KDE, to see how it is. I haven't seen KDE in
> many, many years, as I firmly hated it the last time, but that is so
> long ago that it would be unfair of me to base my opinion of it on how
> it was then.
>
> What is recommended to install when you are running a different Ubuntu
> spin? I have a sneaking suspicion that the kubuntu-* packages could
> possibly replace things that are in my Xubuntu installation?
>
> Simply put, there is no "kde-desktop"-package, so what should I install
> to get a decent selection of the KDE universe?
>
> (Bonus points if removal is a simple apt-get purge <package>, followed
> by an autoremove if I still hate it :)

You don't need to install the entire *kubuntu-desktop* in order to get 
some of the best kde goodies - for example *dolphin* with all its bells 
and whistles (especially the 'split wiev') or *k3b* or *digikam* or 
*kdenlive* etc., etc... All you need to do is making xubuntu 
'kde-aware'. That option is hidden somewhere in xubuntu's settings manager.

On the other hand you can get the full package by issuing:

sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

alongside xubuntu. I've dome that many times - albeit in the reverse 
mode, by installing xubuntu-desktop alongside my kubuntu-desktop - with 
no side effects. Just choose the desktop environment at the login prompt.

HTH
Kaj Haulrich.
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